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Alexandria, VA, US

• Directs strategy, management, and operations for the protection of CRI Information Assets and Resources. The scope of responsibility encompasses communications, applications, and infrastructure, including the.
• Established as the first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) within the ranks of the Senior Management Team. Subject matter expert (SME) in information assurance and cyber security.
• Fostered strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, and vendors, and represented CRI to external audiences at industry events and conferences.
• Collaborated with the senior management team to develop and execute a strategic plan for enterprise information security that aligned with the company's vision and goals.
• Orchestrated the development of redefined cybersecurity policies and procedures and the launch annual Security Awareness Training and Phishing Exercises.

• Specializing in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), leveraging industry defined frameworks and standards with industry regulations to provide a uniquely integrated solution offering tailored to develop and maintain.
• Executed assessment of organization’s implementation of security controls to measure compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Results were calculated and used for submission to the.
• Conducted a Cybersecurity Assessment using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to assure the technical, operation, and management controls of the ACSES II System. Identified potential gaps in the security assessment and.

San Jose, California, US

• Responsible for providing pre-planning and post-management technical insight and recommendations on the implementation, application, and management of products (Symantec Control Compliance Suite, Symantec Endpoint.
• Utilized industry best practices to develop strategies for compliance and configuration management for organizations deploying between 20,000 – 50,000 assets.
• Received Mindshare Leadership Award for successfully completing an essential product document.

Mclean, VA, US

• Supported a Defense in Depth initiative for approximately 20,000 assets (Windows servers and workstations). focusing on Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam principles.
• Awarded the Team’s Appreciation Award – Absolute Personal Best. In recognition of outstanding research and data organization demonstrated in the implementation of Multi-Dimensional Analysis against a critical national.

Washington, DC, US

• Supporting approximately 200 clients administered the daily operations of the classified, and Sensitive but Unclassified local area networks. Organized the orientation of new users to the network environment and.
• Facilitated the major upgrade of the Bureau’s anti-virus software deployment. As a result, updates were automatically downloaded to each client workstation and viruses were automatically detected and prevented.

Ms, Information And Telecommunication Systems

Bs, Information Science And Systems